Just this weekend I bought a high quality reissue LP of one my favorite
albums that I've never actually owned, "Behind the Magnolia Curtain" by Tav
Falco and the Panther Burns. And I assume that Tav will benefit by that
purchase in some way, though I am aware that Alex Chilton is no longer
around to collect his share. It occurs to me that there is a fair amount of
jingoism and "one size fits all" moralizing in this article, and that the
issue is not that simple. No one argues against compensation for musicians,
but reinventing history to prop up the major music industry is not the way
to go about it. I did write NPR in response, but my comments are still "in
moderation," and I guess they'll never appear.
Uncle Dave Lewis
Lebanon, OH
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Randy Riddle <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Okay ... show of hands.
>
> Who has taken David's advice in the past month and supported a
> musician by attending a Bing Crosby concert or buying a cd direct from
> Frank Sinatra?
>
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:06 PM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/letter-to-emily-white-at-npr-all-songs-considered/
> >
> > I'm not crazy about the term "Free Culture Movement" and David's
> arguments
> > do not make me love the major music companies again. But this comes from
> a
> > different side of the tracks
> > from what we are used to seeing, and for that reason, is quite
> interesting.
> >
> > Uncle Dave Lewis
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Lebanon, OH
>
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